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Task: Probable Cause Search of a Motor Vehicle

U.S. v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798 (1982).

An officer who has probable cause to search a vehicle may search

the entire vehicle and its contents that are capable of containing the

items being searched for.

• The search may be limited by the size of the item sought.

• The search may be limited by the information that established

probable cause as where an informer indicates exactly where in the

vehicle the item will be found. See, California v. Acevedo, 500 U.S.

565 (1991).

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